PORTLAND, Ore. — This year, there are a plethora of opportunities around the Portland metro area to celebrate, reflect and give back on Martin Luther King Jr. Day through acts of service.

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Martin Luther King Jr. came to the Swannanoa Valley twice in his lifetime. The first time was in January 1964 for the ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a complex man and an incredible leader, and it is important and instructive to reflect on his ...

Goodwin House Alexandria hosted a panel on Jan. 30, honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. through the ...

The album dropped the same time that she played Mahalia Jackson in the film Selma, a film based on the voting rights marches in Alabama led by Martin Luther King Jr. and James Bevel. She was nominated ...

Martin Luther King Jr. had a deep respect for music as an instrument of change. The March on Washington in 1963, where King ...

Martin Luther ... where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, featured live performances by Peter, Paul and Mary, Harry Belafonte, Marian Anderson, Mahalia Jackson, Joan Baez and Bob ...

(Courtesy of Maurice Fitzgerald) As a central figure of the Civil Rights Movement and in a time of blatant racism and oppression for African Americans, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. rallied ...

Charlie Jackson, a 60-year-old military veteran, attended the parade and said Martin Luther King Jr. Day is about freedom and democracy. He noted this year was special to him due to the holiday ...

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service, a day dedicated to honoring the life and legacy of Dr. King, a key figure in the American Civil Rights Movement.